As the intensity of x-ray exposure of the air volume increases, the number of electron–ion pairs produced

a. also increases.
b. decreases considerably.
c. decreases slightly.
d. remains the same.


a. also increases.

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After determining a patient has a complete obstruction of an oral endotracheal tube, your efforts to relieve the obstruction by moving the patient's head and neck and deflating the cuff both fail. What should be your next step?

a. Immediately extubate the patient. b. Try to pass a suction catheter. c. Call for an emergency tracheotomy. d. Apply manual positive pressure.

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In angiography, contrast medium is injected into a(n) ________ by way of a catheter and threaded through the vessel until it reaches the correct site.

A. artery B. vein C. either artery or vein D. neither artery nor vein

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The term meaning unfocused refraction of light waves on the retina is:

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